The Elements

The Elements

Air

Direction : East.
Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory, windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
Time: Dawn.
Season: Spring.
Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
Tools: Athame, sword, censer.
Spirits: Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
Angel: Michael.
Name of the East Wind: Eurus.
Sense: Smell.
Jewel: Topaz.
Incense: Galbanum.
Plants: Frankencense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, violet, yarrow.
Tree: Aspen.
Animals: Birds.
Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
Gods: Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.

Fire

Direction : South.
Rules : Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, will, healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
Time : Noon.
Season : Summer.
Colors : Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon light).
Signs of the Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
Tools : Censer, wand.
Spirits : Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
Angel : Ariel.
Name of the South Wind: Notus.
Sense : Sight.
Jewel : Fire Opal.
Incense : Olibanum.
Plants : Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red peppers, red poppies.
Tree : Almond, in flower.
Animals : Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their hooves strike sparks).
Goddesses : Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
Gods : Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.

Water

Direction : West.
Rules :Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools,streams, and rivers,springs and wells, intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility.
Time : Twilight.
Season : Autumn.
Colors : Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
Signs of the Zodiac : Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Tools : Cup.
Spirits : Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
Angel : Raphael.
Name of the West Wind: Zephyrus.
Sense : Taste.
Jewel : Aquamarine.
Incense : Myrrh.
Plants : Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water lillies, and all water plants.
Tree : Willow.
Animals : Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
Goddesses : Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
Gods : Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon.

Earth

Direction : North.
Rules : The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels, metal.
Time : Midnight.
Season : Winter.
Colors : Black, brown, green, white.
Signs of the Zodiac : Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Tools : Pentacle.
Spirits : Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
Angel : Gabriel.
Name of the North Wind : Boreas, Ophion.
Sense : Touch.
Jewel : Rock crystal, salt.
Incense : Storax.
Plants : Comfrey, ivy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat.
Tree : Oak.
Animals : Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag.
Goddesses : Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
Gods : Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.

Spirit - Ether

Direction : Center and circumference, throughout and about.
Rules : Transcendence, tranformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without, the void, immanence.
Time : Beyond time, all time is one.
Season : The turning wheel.
Colors : Clear, white, black.
Tools : Cauldron.
Sense : Hearing.
Plant : Mistletoe.
Tree : The flowering almond.
Animal l: Sphinx.
Goddesses : Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
Gods : Akasha, IAO, JHVH.

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